The Atlas

Barangays in Eastern Visayas

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Eastern Visayas

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, at a glance

Barangays: 4,365^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 4,625,929^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 263 urban^[4]; 4,102 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Barangay 105^[5]; Tacloban City, Leyte; 15,660 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Camonoan^[6]; Matuguinao, Samar; about 269.78 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Zone 3^{[5, 7]}; San Roque, Northern Samar; 17.12% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 1,723 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Guindapunan, −4.31% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

4,365 barangays, 3,151 to 3,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,151	MacarthurArteche, Eastern Samar	460	about 104	about 4.44 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
3,152	PanayuranCalbiga, Samar	460	about 150	about 3.06 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
3,153	BanahaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	459	about 73	about 6.29 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
3,154	GuibwanganCatubig, Northern Samar	459	about 323	about 1.42 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
3,155	MapgapTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	459	about 1,145	about 0.401 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
3,156	San Pedro IslandHinunangan, Southern Leyte	459	about 302	about 1.52 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,157	BahayAbuyog, Leyte	458	about 152	about 3.02 km²	7.18% a year	Rural
3,158	Barangay No. 2San Policarpo, Eastern Samar	458	about 3,444	about 0.133 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
3,159	Biasong IAlmagro, Samar	458	about 259	about 1.77 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
3,160	BontayCalbayog City, Samar	458	about 228	about 2.01 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
3,161	CanlabianAnahawan, Southern Leyte	458	about 260	about 1.76 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
3,162	CasulonganJavier, Leyte	457	about 598	about 0.764 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
3,163	Hibaca-anSan Jose De Buan, Samar	457	about 10	about 44.67 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
3,164	Lubi-lubiLa Paz, Leyte	457	about 2,626	about 0.174 km²	−5.90% a year	Rural
3,165	TalingaTarangnan, Samar	457	about 148	about 3.09 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
3,166	TapaeCalbayog City, Samar	457	about 160	about 2.85 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
3,167	ViejoPagsanghan, Samar	457	about 8,672	about 0.0527 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
3,168	AmagaLiloan, Southern Leyte	456	about 353	about 1.29 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
3,169	BanuyoMercedes, Eastern Samar	456	about 599	about 0.761 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
3,170	BongtodLa Paz, Leyte	456	about 180	about 2.53 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
3,171	CamangaSalcedo, Eastern Samar	456	about 131	about 3.47 km²	−3.89% a year	Rural
3,172	CambadbadMatag-Ob, Leyte	456	about 67	about 6.82 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
3,173	Gimiranat EastLa Paz, Leyte	456	about 314	about 1.45 km²	−5.05% a year	Rural
3,174	LapaanCalbayog City, Samar	456	about 79	about 5.75 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
3,175	Malapoc SurMaasin City, Southern Leyte	456	about 281	about 1.62 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
3,176	KailinganRosario, Northern Samar	455	about 31	about 14.63 km²	7.39% a year	Rural
3,177	SampaguitaCatarman, Northern Samar	455	about 12,853	about 0.0354 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
3,178	Camono-anDagami, Leyte	454	about 76	about 5.96 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
3,179	HinayaganGandara, Samar	454	about 104	about 4.36 km²	4.96% a year	Rural
3,180	CabadianganMaasin City, Southern Leyte	453	about 113	about 4.02 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
3,181	LuntadPalo, Leyte	453	about 6,398	about 0.0708 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
3,182	PalactadQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	453	about 126	about 3.60 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
3,183	PasilTanauan, Leyte	453	about 306	about 1.48 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
3,184	San RoqueMercedes, Eastern Samar	453	about 749	about 0.605 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
3,185	A-etSulat, Eastern Samar	452	about 80	about 5.67 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
3,186	CanawayonGuiuan, Eastern Samar	452	about 50	about 9.07 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
3,187	Mina-anodLlorente, Eastern Samar	452	about 660	about 0.685 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
3,188	San IsidroDolores, Eastern Samar	452	about 77	about 5.90 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
3,189	San VicenteDolores, Eastern Samar	452	about 71	about 6.34 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
3,190	AtuyanSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	451	about 235	about 1.92 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
3,191	GuindapunanDaram, Samar	451	about 211	about 2.14 km²	4.26% a year	Rural
3,192	Guintigui-anBasey, Samar	451	about 267	about 1.69 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
3,193	Pagsa-oganParanas, Samar	451	about 313	about 1.44 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
3,194	Poblacion Barangay 4Capul, Northern Samar	451	about 2,127	about 0.212 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
3,195	SapaBaybay City, Leyte	451	about 13	about 33.60 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
3,196	Barangay 1Salcedo, Eastern Samar	450	about 460	about 0.978 km²	−4.82% a year	Rural
3,197	CadahunanBurauen, Leyte	450	about 150	about 3.00 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
3,198	PacoyoyVillareal, Samar	450	about 110	about 4.09 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
3,199	PamahawanBontoc, Southern Leyte	450	about 89	about 5.05 km²	4.94% a year	Rural
3,200	San AntonioMalitbog, Southern Leyte	450	about 745	about 0.604 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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